MON AM News: Black Business Hub aims to transform ‘disparity to prosperity’; Unemployment rates in nine metros lower than pre-pandemic
-- The co-chair of the Black Business Hub Capital Campaign Committee says the project aims to transform “disparity to prosperity” for Black entrepreneurs in Madison.
“We want this to be a beacon, really, of what we’re trying to do here in south Madison and grow the opportunities for those less fortunate,” Derrick Smith said...
Unemployment rates in nine metros lower than pre-pandemic
Nine of the state’s 12 major metropolitan areas had lower unemployment rates in March than pre-pandemic, the latest federal figures show.
When comparing preliminary figures from last month with benchmarked data from March 2019, these metro areas had lower unemployment rates in March 2022: Appleton, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, La Crosse-Onalaska,...
Associated Banc-Corp: To attend four investor events in May 2022
GREEN BAY, Wis., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) announced today that Management will meet with investors during the following events in May of 2022:
Stephens Inc. Chicago Bank Trip in Rosemont, IL on May 11, 2022Wells Fargo Financial Services Investor Conference in Chicago, IL on May 18 – 19, 2022Raymond James Chief...
Wisconsin Bankers Association: Bankers honored for 50 and 60 years of service
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association is pleased to honor eight bankers for over a half century of service to Wisconsin’s banking industry. These bankers have made significant contributions to their banks and to the customers and communities they serve.
Joining the 50-Year Club are:
David Fahey, Monona BankDawn C....
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: Hiring hundreds to be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 in July
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN — (April 22, 2022) — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is hosting walk-in hiring events for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 jobs beginning on April 30. EAA is looking to hire individuals to fill as many as 700 temporary positions in various areas.
EAA AirVenture will be held July 25-31,...
UW Madison: Ultra-efficient carbon capture tech earns top 60 spot in global XPRIZE challenge
MADISON – For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction.
Innovators worldwide participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition are racing to develop technologies that can harvest that carbon dioxide efficiently and lock it...
ThriveOn Collaboration: Brings high-quality early childhood care and education center to ThriveOn King while mobilizing $5 million for current neighborhood providers
Milwaukee, April 22, 2022 – The ThriveOn Collaboration is doubling down on its commitment to expand access to quality early childhood education through investments that will support neighborhood providers and add significant, new services needed in the community.
Responding to considerable gaps in early care and education services identified through resident input and local research, the Collaboration...
UW-Stout: Marketing, business education professor receives Future Business Leaders of America award
Menomonie, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-Stout professor of marketing and business education has been recognized by a statewide business organization.
Professor Debbie Stanislawski recently was named the 2022 Business Person of the Year in Wisconsin by the Future Business Leaders of America. She received the award at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in...
UW-Eau Claire: Groups contribute $12 million toward sustainability efforts in Sonnentag Event Center, fieldhouse
CONTACT INFORMATIONMichael Knuth715-836-4736knuthms@uwec.edu
(Eau Claire, WI) – Pablo Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and its students, the city of Eau Claire and Xcel Energy are investing more than $12 million to reduce the carbon footprint in the Sonnentag Event Center and John and Carolyn Sonnentag Fieldhouse.
The announcement Thursday of...
EnTech Solutions, Northern Biogas, Dane County: Support sustainable communities with agricultural biodigester
MIDDLETON, Wis. (Apr. 22, 2022) – With the support of leadership from Dane County, Wisconsin, EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has partnered with Northern Biogas, a fully-funded renewable natural gas (RNG) producer, to repurpose an anaerobic biodigester facility formerly producing electricity to now produce clean RNG using agricultural waste from four local dairy farms.
Digesters are...
UW-Eau Claire: ‘Thursdays at the U’ to highlight citizen diplomacy through sister cities
Deb Neuheisel of the Rice Lake International Friendship Association (RLIFA), will present “Sister Cities: An Opportunity for Citizen Diplomacy” April 28 for the “Thursdays at the U” lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County.
The presentation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall (Room 234, Ritzinger Hall)...


